My FB is my Eleanor
 

Does anyone else think of their 1st gens the way I do?
It's older, more tasteful. It’s smaller than other cars, and very beautiful. Amongst other newer flashier cars it just comes across as such a classic.

Reminds me of a simpler time...


-a poem by Greg

i think they are the most unique cars :)

Agreed! :) :) :)

For a atainable car, yes the 1st gen RX-7 is the car for me, but for all the marbels a 60's ferrari would have to be it. Until that day comes im satisfied with my rotary rocket.

i think Manntis named his car Eleanor too. or some other girls name i forget. lol

--eric

pamela, iirc.

oh yeah well what are my cars names?

Haha, anyone know my cars name?

~T.J.

'Lucky'

The RX-7 has a mystic about it. I really dig that. And as Fennix_sr said, they're "unique".

:doh:...

No one was supposed to know that ;). Actually, I figured someone would get it as its on my Car Domain site :).

~T.J.

I named my '84 SE "bitch", but it was only because I loved it :)

Lucky? Yeah it's lucky you didn't trade it for a freak'n Supra. ;)

Bitch, Slut, Whore!! Those are my names for my 1st gen. One hell of a ride, but demands high maintance, but in reality is doesn't break down that much, just is a gas guzzler as for costs.

BTW, this car DOES NOT help me pick up women. But for some odd reason, women seem to dig the '88 SE over the 1st gen? It is really weird to me, I think a 1st gen is much more sexy looking car?

In response to the original post, I agree totally. Dunno what it is about these dorky little cars thats so cool, but, unless I absolutly have to, I'll never sell it. :)

It was a Celica, damnit :).

~T.J.

...absofrigginlutely!;)

...BTW, does anyone have a copy of the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds"?

NO it was on the speed channel not to long ago... but as far as the 1st gen rx7's go I agree... I love them... I love the speed... you know even if I could get a mid 60's ferri I dont think I would... why you ask??? 1st gen rx7 HAS ONE HELL OF ALOT MORE POTENTIAL ;)

I've got a copy of the Original Gone In 60 Seconds, I found it on dvd at Best Buy, and I've seen that Wal-mart now carries it too.

My car's name varies from time to time...

it's been all of the following:

Baby
B!tch
Stupid F*cking Piece of sh!t
F*cker

and normally they're used in sentences like this:

"Come on Baby.... be nice to Daddy"
"Come on b!tch! Start!:
"Stupid F*cking Piece of sh!t, WHY WON'T YOU START???!!!"
"Fine you little F*cker, you can sit in the driveway all summer while I drive that Prelude over there..."

Normally all within a day...

Jeff

"When I was a kid, I thought my name was Jesus Christ. My mom was always saying things like 'Jesus Christ will you sit down!' 'Jesus Christ what is wrong with you?' My brother thought his name was Dammit. 'Dammit, why can't you keep your room clean?'

One day I misbehaved and my Dad said 'Dammit what's wrong with you?' to which I replied 'But Dad, I'm Jesus Christ'"...

(My car's name is Pamela, BTW)

Is the original Gone in Sixty Seconds any good?

You mean the REAL version? I taped it off speedvision, you want a copy? lemme know.

Yea ok Mr Cosby. ;) *cough*plagarism *cough* ;)

Obviously you havent seen it. Lets just say that Toby Halicki 0wns that fag Nick Cage! I forget the actual number of cars destroyed, but its like 100. And Toby did all of the driving stunts,even compressed his spine in one godawful sequence where the car landed harder than he thought it would. He was a man among men.

He was a crazy bastard. Died on the set of another flick- The sequal? I dunno- I saw the whole deal on Speedvision (back when I liked Speedvision:( )- But the original Eleanor was a yellow Boss 302.
The great totally 70s style of the film and music- everything coupled with the facts that these stunts were real- No computer animated shit makes for a beautiful classic that should be on my damn shelf along with "Bullet", "Rhonin", ...let's start a Christmas list of the classic chase movies- They're all relatively cheap now.
(I do give credit to the makers of the Nick Cage film, as it was'nt as stupidly overdone with the comp.-animation like "Driven")

Bullit is another classic! Steve McQueen was da man! Yea Toby got killed in a mistimed stunt filming the sequel. He was supposed to drive past a falling water tower, unfortunately it landed on his car. :(

Too bad I couldnt go back in time and get a brand spanking new one, it would be so cool to have one thta starts and runs perfect :D

Note the quotation marks :)

what 7's are roaring through the black velour plains of forever?

while "cowboy" buddas are clearing out their garages and going bald,

beads of sweat counting coup, dancing shoe's wearing thin,

as memories of triangular turntables endlessly dub eccentric"Hi-d-HI" Hi-d-Ho's"with no mo' catalytic conversions chewing away nails and wrenching bumps from the daily grind.

my havana brown be around miz havana brown that is!

:chef:iya

weird to read this post right now..

i rode in a third gen for the first time today.. aww man, i fell in love. it was a stock 95 touring. it was everything i thought it would be plus 10x more. it was also my first experience in a turbo'd car. handled liek a dream with almost NO body roll. go to drive it... man o man.. thought i would be dissappointed when i got into my car again (didnt have my car all day) when i started her up.. pulled off.. i fell in love all over again. i love them both "equally" i guess 'rexy' had to show off so i could love her again;)

I almost bought a 3rd gen a year ago. They look phenominal, handle phenominal, and cost phenominal. The costs of ownership are about 10 times that of 1st gens, according to 3rd gen owners I've asked.

thats exactly what ive heard, beast of a car, but money pit at the same time

lmao :D

same only I say
"Fine you little F*cker, you can sit in the driveway all summer while I drive that B2000 over there..."

or

"Ok bitch, guess who gets left out all winter with no garage?"

"Dont make me look bad in front of the neighbors, You make me look bad then I'm gonna make you look bad, I will make you lose to a honda in front of a bunch of people, We dont want that now do we?"

yep that usally gets her attention if the garage one dont :D